Although I think anyone who reads this is either on Facebook or knows already, Chuck and I are thrilled to announce on katieandchuck.com that we have a baby on the way! Baby Nellis is due about January 18th, and we are so excited to start our family. I know that cousins Maddie, Sofia, and Anastasia look forward to their very first cousin!! Zack (our very loved kitty) isn't quite sure about this whole "sibling" thing...
We won't know pink or blue until the baby arrives (Chuck's orders!), so our nickname for the little one is Choo-Choo (like a train). We heard the heartbeat a few weeks back (160 bpm) and we thought it sounded like choo-choo-choo...and the nickname was born!
That's the big news from here! In just 6 months this blog will forget all about us and will move on to all Choo-Choo, all the time. :)
Friday, July 24, 2009
Saturday, July 4, 2009
Happy 4th of July!
I figured that it was time to post! :) Chuck is in CA working with Uncle Kirby on the fireworks in Mammoth. They had a successful show in town last night (finished up at midnight) and were done setting up the big show today about 3:30pm (another late night of cleanup after the show). I have missed Chuck being home - we realized that this was out first time apart since getting married. It's been a bit lonely. :( I've had some company though and I am dogsitting for Pete and Emily, so Oscar and I have been hanging out. Zack is none to pleased about this arrangement, however.
We had a nice time celebrating Nonnie's long and wonderful life in California with our family. We had a mass for Nonnie on Monday and then went back to my aunt and uncle's to look at photos and share memories. Many of my dad's cousins came for the celebration and it was nice to see all of the extended family.
We slipped away to Napa on Sunday (Father's Day) with the Hawthorne girls while "the parents" watched little Sofia. Many good wines were "tasted" and much fun was had by all!
The following weekend Chuck and I *finally* had a "date" with the Lackey family! The group of tailgaters has a hard time getting together outside of football season for some reason, and it had been since Chirstmas time that we had seen them! We headed to the Rio (big shocker, I know) and walked Pearl Street before topping off the evening with some ice cream. We won't wait so many months next time!
I had a DCB concert today and then headed up to Michael and Carrie's for a bbq and early birthday celebration for Michael (36!). Tomorrow is chores and relaxing for me. Chuck is back on Monday afternoon (yeah!!).
The Smith family reunion is quickly approaching! We are so excited to see Aunt Sabra, Uncle Jim, Aunt Linda, Uncle Cris, Matt, Tracy, and Hazel Claire and look forward to being tourists in Colorado with them!
We had a nice time celebrating Nonnie's long and wonderful life in California with our family. We had a mass for Nonnie on Monday and then went back to my aunt and uncle's to look at photos and share memories. Many of my dad's cousins came for the celebration and it was nice to see all of the extended family.
We slipped away to Napa on Sunday (Father's Day) with the Hawthorne girls while "the parents" watched little Sofia. Many good wines were "tasted" and much fun was had by all!
The following weekend Chuck and I *finally* had a "date" with the Lackey family! The group of tailgaters has a hard time getting together outside of football season for some reason, and it had been since Chirstmas time that we had seen them! We headed to the Rio (big shocker, I know) and walked Pearl Street before topping off the evening with some ice cream. We won't wait so many months next time!
I had a DCB concert today and then headed up to Michael and Carrie's for a bbq and early birthday celebration for Michael (36!). Tomorrow is chores and relaxing for me. Chuck is back on Monday afternoon (yeah!!).
The Smith family reunion is quickly approaching! We are so excited to see Aunt Sabra, Uncle Jim, Aunt Linda, Uncle Cris, Matt, Tracy, and Hazel Claire and look forward to being tourists in Colorado with them!
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